Arthashastra

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वर्ण उत्तमानां गुरूणां च हस्त पाद लङ्घने राज यान वाहन आद्य् आरोहणे च एक हस्त पाद वधः, सप्त शतो वा दण्डः ॥

When a man contemptuously rushes against the hands or legs of any person of a higher caste, or of a teacher, or mounts the horse, elephant, coach, etc., of the king, he shall have one of his legs and one of his hands cut off or pay a fine of 700 panas.

english translation

varNa uttamAnAM gurUNAM ca hasta pAda laGghane rAja yAna vAhana Ady ArohaNe ca eka hasta pAda vadhaH, sapta zato vA daNDaH ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript